diff --git a/docs/features.txt b/docs/features.txt
index 74980b01cf8..f6591bd4c84 100644
--- a/docs/features.txt
+++ b/docs/features.txt
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Vulkan 1.1 -- all DONE: anv, lvp, radv, tu, vn
   VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion                       DONE (anv, radv, tu, vn)
   VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters                         DONE (anv, lvp, radv, tu, vn)
   VK_KHR_storage_buffer_storage_class                   DONE (anv, lvp, radv, tu, v3dv, vn)
-  VK_KHR_variable_pointers                              DONE (anv, lvp, radv, tu, vn)
+  VK_KHR_variable_pointers                              DONE (anv, lvp, radv, tu, v3dv, vn)
 
 Vulkan 1.2 -- all DONE: anv, vn
 
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
index 551302bccb3..2ff1ea3dd4d 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ get_device_extensions(const struct v3dv_physical_device *device,
 #ifdef V3DV_HAS_SURFACE
       .KHR_swapchain                       = true,
 #endif
+      .KHR_variable_pointers               = true,
       .EXT_external_memory_dma_buf         = true,
       .EXT_private_data                    = true,
    };
@@ -1012,7 +1013,15 @@ v3dv_GetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
          features->privateData = true;
          break;
       }
-
+      case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTERS_FEATURES: {
+         VkPhysicalDeviceVariablePointersFeatures *features = (void *) ext;
+         features->variablePointersStorageBuffer = true;
+         /* FIXME: for this we need to support non-constant indexing on
+          * UBO/SSBO.
+          */
+         features->variablePointers = false;
+         break;
+      }
       default:
          v3dv_debug_ignored_stype(ext->sType);
          break;
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_pipeline.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_pipeline.c
index 99d7779038b..813f715b8d2 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_pipeline.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ v3dv_DestroyPipeline(VkDevice _device,
 static const struct spirv_to_nir_options default_spirv_options =  {
    .caps = {
       .device_group = true,
+      .variable_pointers = true,
     },
    .ubo_addr_format = nir_address_format_32bit_index_offset,
    .ssbo_addr_format = nir_address_format_32bit_index_offset,